Fostering Positive Connections Through Intergenerational Friendships

In the 2009 animated film “Up,” an enthusiastic young Wilderness Explorer becomes an unexpected stowaway on an older man’s journey, and along the way the two develop a heartwarming friendship. The final scene beautifully illustrates the bond the two have developed, depicting them eating ice cream, counting cars, and enjoying one another’s company. While the … Fostering Positive Connections Through Intergenerational Friendships

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Seniors and Depression: Effective Coping Strategies
Four seniors walking through a park

Growing older brings wisdom, cherished memories, and opportunities for new adventures. However, the experience may also come with challenges for some, including feelings of isolation and sadness that may be early indicators of depression. Fortunately, these feelings aren’t inevitable, and many strategies and solutions exist to overcome these obstacles and truly flourish in the future.  … Seniors and Depression: Effective Coping Strategies

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Residents Take Growing Delight in GreenFields’ Gardens

She knows the dirt, the roots, the delicate stems and petals. She senses how to arrange the garden, which plants to place where for the most aesthetic appeal. Though she is blind to sight, Ann Linder, resident of GreenFields of Geneva senior living community, can “see” from memory the huge raised bed that she and … Residents Take Growing Delight in GreenFields’ Gardens

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Octogenarians, Goats, and Yoga

Octogenarians, goats, and yoga. Three words hardly ever used together in one sentence came together in idyllic harmony as residents at GreenFields in Geneva retirement community practiced yoga in the presence and with the participation of goats. Goat yoga is a trend sweeping the nation, but generally for a younger crowd. The life enrichment team … Octogenarians, Goats, and Yoga

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It’s Snow Wonder

Along with thousands of students across Chicagoland, Geneva school children woke to their first snow day on November 26. For them, the news of a school closure was probably the best they’ve had all season. For parents, maybe not so much, particularly those who work. Going about one’s business during a blizzard and its aftermath … It’s Snow Wonder

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And We Were There

Whenever a historically significant event occurs, particularly a dramatic one, people think of where they were and what they were doing when it happened. Or, more precisely, how they heard about it. Think the Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinations, the Challenger explosion, Princess Diana’s fatal car wreck, September 11 th . Almost every … And We Were There

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